Chapter 478: 81 The Most Perfect Chapters_2
They are in joy.
Even though so of them have been replaced by Ulysses, the others seem completely unaware, or perhaps they simply don’t care.
What they care about is only their own lody.
Hewinia watched for a mont, then continued forward.
Very soon, she stepped onto the mountain path she had walked countless tis over the past two months.
Passing through lodies and snowstorms, she once again stood in front of the old tree adorned with wind chis.
Ulysses waited for her under the tree, a gentle smile on his face as always.
The only difference was that the dormitory administrator nad Anita was no longer by his side.
Hewinia continued forward until she was standing right in front of him.
“Hewinia, take a seat.” Ulysses pointed to the chair before her, “Have so tea.”
Hewinia sat down, looking at the tea that had already been poured before her.
But unlike before, this tea had already gone cold.
“Anita brewed it before she left.” Ulysses said with a smile, “If you had co last night, you might have caught a trace of warmth.”
Hewinia said nothing, instead, she drank the cup of tea in one go.
The piercing cold sliced through her throat like a sharp knife, causing waves of pain.
“I know you have many questions you want to ask .” Ulysses leisurely said, “But before that, might I know your real na?”
Hewinia was silent for a mont, then said, “I’ve long forgotten it.”
“I see.” Ulysses said with slight regret, “It seems I haven’t been able to reach your heart.”
“Why do you say that?”
“Because you don’t seem like my student, still unwilling to share everything with .” Ulysses said, “I know you co from the Seed District, and I know what kind of place that is. I have seen many, many. Many of my students avoid speaking of that experience, yet they all are willing to tell … Miss Hewinia, after that, did you tell anyone your na?”
Hewinia remained silent, but such a conversation erged in her mind.
…
“Yes, yes, that’s more like you.”
“Dying here would be too shaful.”
“If you’re unwilling, then grab my hand. Then swear allegiance to .”
“To swear allegiance, you need a na.”
“A true na.”
…
“It seems there’s such a person.” Ulysses said with a smile, “Then, Hewinia, if you win, will your wish to the Lord have anything to do with this person? Ah, of course, you don’t have to answer , I’m just talking to myself.”
Hewinia indeed didn’t answer, she looked at Ulysses and asked, “Why are you doing this?”
Ulysses smiled and asked, “Which parts are you referring to?”
“All of it.”
“All of it… that would indeed take ti.” Ulysses lazily leaned back in his chair, “But my ti is relatively abundant… at least today, I can answer you one by one.”
Hewinia pondered for a mont, then asked the first question: “Are you planning to personally participate in this festival?”
“Oh?” Hearing Hewinia’s words, Ulysses’ smile widened, “It seems you’ve already guessed, after all… as expected of the last student I chose, you didn’t ask the mundane question of ‘Why are you helping attain the Lord’s wish.’ If you did, I’d be very disappointed.”
“I have never believed that soone would be good to another unconditionally.” Hewinia calmly said, “Especially the Lord’s wish, so what I had thought before was, you’d kill after I obtained the Seven Notes, but you didn’t do that, instead, you had Anita give the remaining two notes.”
“Is it not possible, that I simply want to witness the Seven Notes·Divine Song?” Ulysses said, “And currently, only you want to perform the Divine Song.”
“If that were the case, you’d specify my music piece.” Hewinia said, “And more importantly, you’ve always pursued the ultimate, the perfect notes. So you wouldn’t hand this process to anyone else, because even if soone else really perford the Seven Notes·Divine Song, they couldn’t reach what you consider perfection… at least that’s what you think.”
Hewinia’s words made Ulysses’ expression more satisfied, he kept nodding in approval.
“Very good, very good.” He said with a smile, “You are my last student, also the one I’ve spent the least ti with, yet you’re the one who understands the most, I’m very gratified, Hewinia.”
If it were usual, Hewinia would definitely respond to Ulysses with a smile, but now it was no longer necessary.
She looked at Ulysses’ aged body and asked, “Do you also have the Golden Score and Seven Notes?”
“Yes.” Ulysses nodded with a smile, “But I didn’t etch it on my body, because my body is too old, it can no longer bear such exquisite artworks.”
… As expected.
Ulysses also had the music score and Seven Notes.
“In fact, I’ve been collecting the notes and score for a long ti, as you might have guessed, that’s why I’ve traveled all over the Holy Sound.” Ulysses said, “It was a long process, it took about fifteen years, mainly because the music score is indeed very rare. Especially since the score’s owners appear very late, most in the Seed District don’t even reach adulthood, finding him was my greatest fortune in twenty years, the second was eting you.”
Hewinia didn’t speak, she just listened quietly.
“Perhaps you’re wondering, why did I still help you after collecting the notes and score so early?” Ulysses cheerfully looked at Hewinia.
Hewinia was silent for a while, then said, “Because only this way, can you complete the most ultimate, most perfect chapters in your mind?”
“Haha, indeed, I knew you’d understand.” Ulysses continued to nod, “Fifteen years ago, when I obtained the notes and score, I was pondering a question. What is ultimate, what is perfection? If at the festival it’s only performing the Seven Notes·Divine Song, then where is its ultimate? Where is its perfection? If from beginning to end, the only one competing with is myself, then what is the point of it all? The chapters I seek should be the best, not the only ones, so what makes it the best?”
Hewinia softly said, “Defeating another Seven Notes·Divine Song.”
Ulysses didn’t reply verbally, but his expression clearly indicated that Hewinia was correct.
Hewinia then asked, “What if I am the one who wins?”
“That would prove you’re a superior, more ultimate player.” Ulysses said, “Being defeated by such a player, what’s wrong with that?”
“But I will attain the Lord’s wish.”
“What difference does it make?” Ulysses said with a smile, “Hewinia, do you know what wish I’d make to the Lord if I won in the end?”
Hewinia shook her head.
“I wouldn’t make any wish.”
Hewinia’s pupils imdiately contracted.
“Surprised?” Ulysses said indifferently, “So might think I want power, I want wealth, or… I want eternal life. But in reality, I want nothing, what I’ve always pursued is not that wish, but the Chapters, the most perfect Chapters, nothing else is important.”
Hewinia indeed never thought she’d get this answer.
But sohow, it wasn’t so surprising, because she thought of Anita last night.
“This is how a player should truly be.” Ulysses said with a smile, “The Lord grants us such marvelous artistic power, leading us away from ignorance and folly, we should respond to the Lord in the most perfect way. Coming for the ranking, coming for the wish, deviates from the player’s path, and I want everything back on track, that’s all.”
“Simply put, we should be humble, we should rejoice, we should… go all out.”
“That’s how it is, Hewinia.”
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